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US
/ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn/
]
[ UK /ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/ ]
[ UK /ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used
humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world
How To Use inhumane In A Sentence
- Hog waste is a major pollution source, communities surrounding the factories are strangled by a foetid stench and animal rights groups have long complained about the inhumane way pigs are raised and slaughtered.
- His domestic policy is unjust, inhumane, fiscally irresponsible, and amazingly uninformed.
- I NOTICE that apart from the widespread complaint that the German pilotless planes seem so unnatural (a bomb dropped by a live airman is quite natural, apparently), some journalists are denouncing them as barbarous, inhumane, and an indiscriminate attack on civilians. As I Please
- The trade in exotic birds is barbarous and inhumane.
- Long before we reach this stage, the quality of life for us would be unacceptable, cruel and inhumane. Times, Sunday Times
- January, February, and March bring a great cold, and inhumane conditions of food and weather for the girls - long marches to church in the blistering cold wind, swollen and flayed fingers and feet, and chilblains on the hands.
- It seems we would rather harbour war criminals than shelter innocent human beings from inhumane regimes.
- WHY are we allowing animals to be killed in this inhumane way? The Sun
- It's also a boost to human rights, as current prison conditions there are inhumane. The Sun
- Instead, the man seeking to rescue the children and his fellow citizens from inhumane conditions has been called a disbeliever on national TV. The Jawa Report